On Moonlight Bay

On Moonlight Bay (1951)

The lovin'est musical in many a moon!

The Winfield family moves into a new house in a small town in Indiana. Tomboy Marjorie Winfield begins a romance with William Sherman who lives across the street. Marjorie has to learn how to dance and act like a proper young lady. Unfortunately William Sherman has unconventional ideas for the time. His ideas include not believing in marriage or money, which causes friction with Marjorie's father, who is the local bank vice president

Date of release
1951-07-26
TMDB
6.5 / 10 (32)
Runtime
1h 35m
Genres
Comedy, Romance, Music
Director
Roy Del Ruth
Collection
Penrod Collection

Casting

Interesting facts

On Moonlight Bay is a 1951 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring Doris Day and Gordon MacRae. Loosely based on the Penrod novels by Booth Tarkington, especially Penrod and Sam, the film tells the story of the Winfield family at the turn of the 20th century. A sequel, By the Light of the Silvery Moon, was released in 1953.

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